Futsal debuts at Dakar 2026 with five Americas teams chasing gold
Five Americas teams began the futsal tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games last Sunday (1st). Argentina, Panama and Paraguay compete in the men event, Venezuela and Costa Rica in the women, with the finals on 12 November.
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Cinco seleções das Américas entraram em quadra no futsal dos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude de Dakar-2026. As campanhas da região começaram no último domingo (1º).
No masculino, as vagas para a briga pela medalha dourada em Senegal ficaram com Argentina, Panamá e Paraguai; na chave feminina, a região será representada por Venezuela e Costa Rica.
O torneio tem oito equipes por gênero e aponta os campeões para 12 de novembro. A modalidade sucede Brasil (ouro masculino) e Portugal (ouro feminino) em Buenos Aires 2018 e faz sua segunda aparição no programa, com as regras oficiais e bola número 4. As partidas serão na quadra do Complexo Esportivo Iba Mar Diop e na Dakar Arena.
O sorteio distribuiu as oito seleções de cada naipe em dois grupos de quatro para a fase inicial. Entre as mulheres, o Grupo A junta Senegal, Fiji, Venezuela e Ucrânia, que disputam duas vagas nas semifinais; no Grupo B aparecem Itália, Camarões, Costa Rica e República Islâmica do Irã.
Na chave masculina, o Grupo A reúne a dona da casa, Senegal, com Argentina, Panamá e Afeganistão; o Grupo B é formado por Portugal, Marrocos, Ilhas Salomão e o sul-americano Paraguai.
A competição de base terá transmissão ao vivo e gratuita pelo site oficial da FIFA.
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